Omar Marwan is an Egyptian lawyer and judge currently serving as

minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...

. He served as minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs before being redeployed to the Ministry of Justice in a cabinet reshuffle in 2022.

Education and career

Omar Marwan earned a first degree in law from

Ain Shams University Ain Shams University ( ar, جامعة عين شمس) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. History Ain Shams University was fou ...

in 1979. He trained in humanitarian law, justice administration, electoral system and human rights. During his judicial practice, he served in the office of Prosecutor General and at the Court of Appeal. He chaired fact-finding committee of the Supreme council of the Armed Forces that investigated human rights abuses during the January 2011 revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. He also chaired the fact-finding committee that investigated the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government led by President Mohamed Morsi on 30 June 2013. He served as the secretary-general and spokesman of the High Elections Committee (HEC) in 2015 and was appointed assistant Justice Minister for forensic affairs in 2016. In 2017, he was appointed a substantive minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. He was redeployed to the Justice ministry on 12 December 2019 in a cabinet reshuffle replacing Hossam Abdel-Rahim.

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